Professional Certificate in ESG Governance & Leadership

About this course

Operates an enterprise-wide ESG governance function — committee architecture, materiality, risk integration, executive remuneration linkage, transition plans, lobbying alignment and assurance-ready disclosure controls.

For senior governance professionals running the operating model — committees, risk integration, incentives, transition planning and disclosure governance.

What you'll be able to do

• Architect committee and management governance for ESG.
• Translate materiality into strategy and capital.
• Operate ICFR-equivalent controls over ESG data.
• Govern transition plans and lobbying alignment.

Syllabus — 8 modules

1. 01
   Operating model for ESG governance

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
2. 02
   Strategy integration & materiality

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
3. 03
   Risk integration & ICFR-equivalent controls

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
4. 04
   Board competency & continuous learning

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
5. 05
   Transition planning & climate governance

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
6. 06
   Lobbying, public policy & responsible advocacy

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
7. 07
   Ethics, culture & whistleblowing

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
8. 08
   Capstone — governance scorecard

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz

Standards & references

• IFRS S1 — General Sustainability Disclosures (ISSB)
• IFRS S2 — Climate-related Disclosures (ISSB)
• European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) — EFRAG
• Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
• TCFD Recommendations
• IESBA Code of Ethics (incl. sustainability provisions)
• UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights